England’s Dark Dreaming was originally published in 2018 in a limited printrun of 250 copies which have long sold-out. The Second Edition of England’s Dark Dreaming was published in February 2021.
Copies can be purchased from the online shop.
About England’s Dark Dreaming
England’s Dark Dreaming, Paul Watson's second book of artwork, is a series of twenty-four large-scale charcoal drawings created by the artist between 2016 and 2018. They draw on folkloric elements such as the May Queen and the Green Man to present a disturbing dreamscape of contemporary England in a state of political turmoil.
Reviews of England’s Dark Dreaming
Essential for everyone thinking about Deep England, myth, folklore and national identity right now.
Melissa Harrison, author of All Among the Barley
To speak of a work of profound magnitude, in mundane terms does it a disservice. I want to be honest about what this book evokes for me: my deep connection to this work, is as a talismanic book, a magical tome. Paul Watson is a master and I cannot wait to explore what he conjures next.
John Harrigan, Director of Armageddon Gospels
A heartfelt statement of the old mongrel soul of Albion against the shallow fascism of Deep England: I can’t praise England’s Dark Dreaming enough.
Ian 'Cat' Vincent, writer at the Fortean Times and the Daily Grail
An excellent and thought provoking series of highly skilled and original drawings rounded off with a polemical essay. Recommend it without reservation 5 stars.
Nick Brown, author of the Skendleby/Ancient Gramarye series of books
Its half-light commentary moves past revivalist folk-horror to face contemporary perversions of notions of pride, peoplehood, and place.
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